Into the Pink

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Into The Pink
Into the Pink.jpg
Studio album by
Verbena
ReleasedJuly 27, 1999
Genre Alternative rock, post-grunge
Length39:59
Label Capitol
Producer Dave Grohl
Verbena chronology
Souls for Sale
(1997)		Into The Pink
(1999)		 La Musica Negra
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Albuquerque Journal Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork 6.0/10 [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Into the Pink is the second album by the American rock band Verbena, released in 1999. [7] [8] It was their first release for Capitol Records. [9] The album included the singles "Pretty Please" and "Baby Got Shot".

Contents

Production

The album was produced by Dave Grohl. [2] [10] It was the band's first album as a trio, with Anne Marie Griffin changing from second guitar to bass guitar after the departure of the original bass guitarist. [11]

Critical reception

Rolling Stone called the album "skeletal rock with gravely roughed-up guitars." [6] Entertainment Weekly wrote: "To make their potent retro cocktail, Verbena add a dash of Iggy Pop swagger and a measure of T. Rex power chords." [12] The Stranger thought that "the distinctly crumbly crust of grunge is detectable among the sexy hot rock this time around." [13] The Boston Globe declared that "Verbena's grimy guitar rock, as well as the potent vocal interplay between [AA] Bondy and bassist Anne Marie Griffin, still sounds as deadly as a rattlesnake." [14]

Track listing

All songs written by Scott Bondy and Verbena.

  1. "Lovely Isn't Love" – 2:41
  2. "Into the Pink" – 4:06
  3. "Baby Got Shot" – 2:42
  4. "John Beverly" – 3:51
  5. "Pretty Please" – 2:51
  6. "Monkey, I'm Your Man" – 2:38
  7. "Prick the Sun" – 3:29
  8. "Oh My" – 3:46
  9. "Submissionary" – 2:26
  10. "Bang Bang" – 2:39
  11. "Depression Is a Fashion" – 1:52
  12. "Sympathy Was Dead" – 2:51
  13. "Big Skies, Black Rainbows" – 4:13

Personnel

Verbena

Technical personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Rodriguez, Kenn (3 Sep 1999). "Into the Pink Verbena". Albuquerque Journal. p. F13.
  2. 1 2 "Into the Pink - Verbena | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: verbena". robertchristgau.com.
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  5. ↑ "Verbena: Into the Pink". Pitchfork.
  6. 1 2 "Verbena: Into The Pink : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone . June 9, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09.
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  8. ↑ "VERBENA 'Into the Pink' Capitol". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. ↑ Ells, Blake (October 19, 2020). Magic City Rock: Spaces and Faces of Birmingham's Scene. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   9781439669679 – via Google Books.
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